MLB Network analyst Larry Bowa on Monday spoke about his interview last week with the Miami Marlins with Chris Russo, host of “Mad Dog Unleashed,”on Mad Dog Radio, SiriusXM channel 86. Bowa made his managerial debut with the San Diego Padres in 1986. He also managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 2001-’04. He owns a 418-435 career record.

Here is a transcript of the interview:

Bowa:“I had a nice interview with Jeffrey Loria and the general manager, [Larry] Beinfest, and [Dan] Jennings.It was a good interview.”

Russo:“Were you surprised they called you?”

Bowa:“No, not really.I’ve known Jeff Loria for a while. It was a good interview. I had a good time exchanging ideas and everything, and we’ll see where that goes.”

Russo:“Are you optimistic that something could happen there?”

Bowa:“You know what, Chris, you know how that goes. When you get interviewed you don’t know. You know, you think you did good, maybe you didn’t do good.I thought it was a good interview.We made some good points with each other.”

Russo:“That team could use a little feistiness from you.”

Bowa:(laughs) “Yeah, that was one of the issues that was brought up.”

Russo:“They asked you how you are going to approach this team that underachieved, is that what they basically said?”

Bowa:“Well, no, they didn’t say underachieved.They said, are you gonna be, we need some intensity out there and we need some guys to play better than they played.”

Russo:“I can tell, Larry, you’ve still got a young heart. You want to manage. If the right opportunity comes you’re going to take a job.”

Bowa:“That ballclub would be good.That ballclub would be good, Chris.”